Dealers said dry weather in southern Brazil remained a key supportive factor, with some crop damage now considered inevitable and plentiful December rain needed to limit losses.
Due to the crushing of sugarcane in Sindh, the ex-mill price of sugar has come down from Rs 99 to Rs 82 per kg in a month after the arrival of new sugar.
He said that as there was shortage in wheat production due untimely rains and bad weather conditions, wheat was being imported to overcome the deficiency of around 2.2 million metric tons.